Things to See and Do in Sydney

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Recommended Attractions in Sydney

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  • Nov 12, 2005: ... bearings and see this city then we can't recommend Bonza Bike Tours enough. A fantastic day and well worth doing. And only a ...
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  • Feb 20, 2004: ... the pylons(towers). This is not the same as doing the "Bridgeclimb", it costs about a 20th of the price. ($8.50) However it ...
  • Mar 2, 2005: ... have that time off though to see more of Sydney. Managed to do the Bridgeclimb (Walking over the top of Harbour Bridge) and ...
  • Nov 7, 2006: ... turned blue! It was fantastic as we had bravely booked the Bridgeclimb, which takes you in a group on a harness high up on ...
  • Nov 1, 2004: ... about challenging and overcoming my own anxieties, eg the Sydney Harbour BridgeClimb which is a bit high! So tomorrow ( ...
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  • Dec 11, 2004: ... our shoulders like capes when we walked across the Harbour Bridge. Saturday morning, after a heavy night partying, I ...
  • Feb 21, 2006: ... this, Rie and I went and sat down near the Harbour Bridge...until 4am! We virtually had Circular Quay to ourselves by that ...
  • Feb 9, 2006: ... Darling Harbour, meaning that we sailed right underneath the Harbour Bridge. I could now tick off a few things on Donna's ...
  • Jan 23, 2006: ... filled with old pubs, cafes and great views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Later in the day we walked through the main drag ...
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  • Dec 9, 2004: ... , they had money to burn. They took us to a nice restaurant in The Rocks with a view of the Opera House, very posh and very ...
  • Jul 6, 2005: ... We also get the chance to buy our last minute souvenirs at the Rocks market. And then suddenly that's that...we're in the ...
  • Mar 22, 2008: This is Ben reporting. Sydney. Australia's largest city and, perhaps, it's most romanticised. With a population of 4.2 ...
  • Mar 25, 2005: ... stunning and Thomas and Tony especially enjoyed jumping off the rocks on the edge of a cliff in gale force winds! However ...
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  • Dec 11, 2004: ... our shoulders like capes when we walked across the Harbour Bridge. Saturday morning, after a heavy night partying, I ...
  • Feb 21, 2006: ... this, Rie and I went and sat down near the Harbour Bridge...until 4am! We virtually had Circular Quay to ourselves by that ...
  • Feb 9, 2006: ... I had to remind myself that I was in Sydney, but thankfully the harbour was stunning, and if anything surpassed expectations. ...
  • Jan 23, 2006: ... town filled with old pubs, cafes and great views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Later in the day we walked through the main ...
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  • Jun 1, 2009: ... , about 1.5 hours outside of Sydney. We got picked up by our tour operator, Activity Tours, in mini shuttle bus. The ...
  • Oct 15, 2008: ... Park, Blue Mountains, Sydney Olympic Park, Harbour Cruise Transport: Guided Tour By Activity Tours, Ferry This is the most ...
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  • Apr 23, 2009: ... of water inbetween, thank god! so if you ever go to sydney, boutique wine tours is what it was called i think and definitely ...
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  • Dec 11, 2004: ... the ferry to Manly Beach, a route with a good view of the Opera House. Just as we reached the other side, it started to rain ...
  • Feb 21, 2006: ... point, and it was pretty special as we looked out to the Opera House...a view I'll never get tired of. We eventually made a ...
  • Feb 9, 2006: ... audience could see out to the harbour, and specifically the Opera House. I paid another $3 to feed the giraffes which was ...
  • Jan 23, 2006: ... the Lonely Planet walking tour and head toward the Sydney Opera House to try to purchase Opera tickets (Madame Butterfly) ...
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  • Jan 2, 2004: ... 30th Dec - Today, we start by strolling through the Royal Botanic Gardens and then on to Circular Quay. From there we tour ...
  • Apr 4, 2008: ... the Opera House. From here we headed into the Royal Botanic Gardens and then after a brief shower headed back over the Quay ...
  • Oct 29, 2004: ... St.Mary's Cathedral and then we were off to the Royal Botanic Gardens. Established in 1816, the gardebs surround Farm Cove, ...
  • Jan 17, 2004: ... Opera House, we walk away from Bennelong Point into the vast Royal Botanic Gardens and picnic out of the heat in a gazebo. ...
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  • Mar 22, 2008: This is Ben reporting. Sydney. Australia's largest city and, perhaps, it's most romanticised. With a population of 4.2 ...
  • Feb 15, 2006: ... work there! I don't mind admitting that our visit to the Sydney Aquarium was much more my kind of thing, and we spent a ...
  • Jan 11, 2009: ... on Darling Harbour with spectacular views and also visited the Sydney Aquarium, which is supposed to be the best in the ...
  • Jan 4, 2005: ... at christmas. 3rd January 2005 Went to the wonderful Sydney aquarium today. Saw a duck billed platypus, and a quite ...
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  • Dec 11, 2004: ... of eucalyptus. On Tuesday Vanessa and I took the ferry to Manly Beach, a route with a good view of the Opera House. Just ...
  • Feb 17, 2006: ... , we walked over to the gorgeous stretch of sand that is Manly Beach, and I cooled down by walking in the water. We found a ...
  • Feb 19, 2006: ... , but I tend to agree with Donna's assessment that Manly Beach is nicer. The walk followed the coast after Bondi, and we ...
  • Nov 18, 2003: ... and let you know if they are poisonous! We walked through Manly to Manly beach which was rammed. You couldn't see any sand ...
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  • Feb 19, 2006: ... hot. So determined to take advantage, I suggested getting a bus to Bondi Beach and doing another coastal walk, this time to ...
  • Jan 2, 2004: ... phone calls from M's friend, Lindsay and M's Mum before driving to Bondi Beach, where we have a couple of hours in the sun, ...
  • Nov 21, 2004: ... the 19th to spend the night at Coogee. We did the Coogee to Bondi beach walk which took us around 2 hours. The scenery was ...
  • Feb 2, 2004: ... were there we did the done thing, and wandered down to Bondi beach. A lot of people say they find it a disappointment, but ...
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  • Nov 12, 2005: ... bearings and see this city then we can't recommend Bonza Bike Tours enough. A fantastic day and well worth doing. And only a ...
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  • Mar 2, 2004: ... 185 - Sunday 29 February We walk down to the nearby Chinese Garden of Friendship which was designed by the Chinese as a ...
  • Oct 8, 2004: ... , and her husband John. Followed by Darling Harbour, the Chinese Garden of Friendship, and the no 288 bus back over the ...
  • Feb 26, 2006: ... with the group... After having lunch, we visited the Chinese Garden. It was actually designed by landscape architects from ...
  • Dec 22, 2006: ... a trip to back to Darling Harbour to visit the Chinese Garden of Friendship. It is beautiful in there and would recommend ...
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  • Jan 9, 2005: ... to New Zealand and caught our flight across the Tasman to Sydney, Australia! And it has certainly lived up to all of our ...
  • Mar 2, 2005: ... and swim with (or get dumped by!). While in Sydney we have been to Palm Beach (Home and Away!), Dee Why, Manly and Bondi ...
  • Jan 8, 2005: ... , driving through the country lanes. On recommendation, drive to Palm Beach on the Kui Ring Gai National Park, which is a ...
  • Jan 30, 2005: ... home. 28th January 2005 We went with Gary and Dawn up to Palm Beach to see the Home and Away set. If you look close ...
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  • Apr 19, 2006: ... done an awful lot of walking. On Monday, I went to the Sydney Jewish Museum, the Domain, the NSW Art Gallery, and then onto ...
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  • Feb 9, 2006: ... and a real bonus came when the boat returned via Darling Harbour, meaning that we sailed right underneath the Harbour Bridge ...
  • Jan 23, 2006: ... of the day was pretty standard sightseeing. We walked to Darling Harbour, took a ferry to the Opera House, watched some of ...
  • Feb 12, 2006: ... turned out to be great. We had dinner on the water in Darling Harbour at the Wine & Steak Co. and then took advantage of ...
  • Jan 9, 2005: ... to New Zealand and caught our flight across the Tasman to Sydney, Australia! And it has certainly lived up to all of our ...
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  • Jan 18, 2005: ... site, we moved right next to the forrest at Lane Cove National park and were woken that very night by somehting attempting ...
  • Mar 21, 2009: ... in the dry.   Another day we drove through Lane Cove National Park, an impressively large area of bush yet so near ...
  • Apr 11, 2008: ... in Sydney and on various recommendations decided to stay at the Lane Cove National Park. This is a superb spot if your in a ...
  • Feb 25, 2007: ... park for our van in the heart of the city. Lane Cove National Park has a great affordable park with all of the amenities. ...